{"id":33578,"date":"2023-12-19T22:32:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33578"},"modified":"2023-12-19T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:32:56","slug":"lcs-2024-spring-preview-cloud9-favourites-in-new-look-lol-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/lcs-2024-spring-preview-cloud9-favourites-in-new-look-lol-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"LCS 2024 Spring preview: Cloud9 favourites in new-look LoL competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The League of Legends Championship Series 2024<\/a> season is set to kick off with the LCS Spring split on Saturday, January 20.<\/p>\n

For the next season, the LCS returns to its traditional weekend schedule, albeit with fewer teams. However, despite the many issues the North American league has to deal with, it will still offer plenty of LoL betting opportunities.<\/p>\n

ALSO: LEC Winter 2024 betting preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


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LCS 2024 format changes<\/h2>\n

Organizers have yet to reveal any significant format changes for the 2024 season; however, the league will play out differently than it did in 2023. After one year of playing midweek games, the LCS returns to its old Friday–Sunday schedule having noticed a significant drop in viewership.<\/p>\n

In the 2022 season, the league’s viewership peaked at over 387,000 for the LCS Spring split. Last year, neither split broke 300,000 viewers, with the LCS 2023 Summer split drawing fewer than 224,000. It marked the lowest peak viewership over the last six seasons.<\/p>\n

This mainly had to do with the changed schedule and times. Last year, all regular-season games were scheduled from Thursday to Saturday between 14:00 and 18:00 PST, making it difficult for local fans to follow the action.<\/p>\n

Another significant change for the 2024 LCS season is the league’s downsizing from 10 teams to eight following the exodus of the Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses. The league has decided not to seek replacement teams, which might bring some format changes.<\/p>\n


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LCS 2024 Spring teams<\/h2>\n

For the first time since 2014, the LoL Championship Series will feature just eight teams. Besides the Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses leaving the league, TSM
\n— the LCS’s most successful team — decided to shut down their LoL division in September and sold their spot to Shopify Rebellion.<\/p>\n